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Clinton Calls Biden a ‘Purposeful’ Choice

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was apparently never formally vetted as a possible running mate by her Democratic rival Senator Barack Obama, released a one-paragraph statement this morning:

In naming my colleague and friend Senator Joe Biden to be the vice presidential nominee, Senator Obama has continued in the best traditions for the vice presidency by selecting an exceptionally strong, experienced leader and devoted public servant. Senator Biden will be a purposeful and dynamic vice president who will help Senator Obama both win the presidency and govern this great country.

Whether she shows it or not, Hillary Clinton has every right to feel disappointed. She ran a far better campaign than Senator Biden.

And she is a woman of integrity, in contrast to Mr. Biden, whose record of lies and plagiarism dates back to law school. The New York Times did an excellent job of detailing Biden’s history of dishonesty, just search the terms “Biden” and “Fordham” or “Kinnock”

Hillary Supporters are staying true to her for 2012! As for 2008 – we are voting McCain. Centrists will not be fooled with a far left duo. I prefer the center right guy. Fact of the matter – with the Obama/Biden stance on AMT and SS Taxes – ask yourselves – can we really afford for Obama to win? The Answer is no. McCain 2008 / Hillary 2012!

Must say HRC by the message has has given a positive boost to the selection of Joe Biden as the VP nominee.Hope her address at the Denver convention will also give the positive message to her followers.

Too bad she couldn’t say the truth: With his massive move to the center, and with his pick of an old-fashioned Senate blowhard as designated pitbull, Obama now offers all of the policy of HRC with none of the change he promised, and none of the experience he needs.

I know the nominee has the right to pick his/her own running mate, but without HRC on the ticket Obama can not win. I know she will support the ticket, but the DNC must allow her name to be placed in nomination for VP since this is the only winning ticket for the Dems in Nov. This grass root support should be head by African American delegates, who are offended by Biden’s earlier stereotypical remarks in the primary about blacks. Do this in honor of Stephanie Tubbs Jones, please.

Ever gracious in defeat, she departs with class and extraordinary goodwill. Maybe politics is not her ultimate calling. As a humorist once said, “There are not many women in politics is because it is impossible to put makeup on two faces.”

Joe Biden is an excellent choice. He is wise, savvy, eloquent and will probably not suffer fools.

everyone who wants to vote for McCain because Hillary isn’t on the ticket, vote for him.

If you are that stupid to base your vote on bitterness and on misdirected sexist accusations, vote for McCain. When he (McCain) wins and reverses every gain women and people of color has made in the last 50 years by selecting the members of the supreme court who will dominate, reverse roe vs wade and go on a “conservative” rampage through the constitution, thank your vote.

Also get ready for war, …………….everywhere! All while you are waiting for 2012, which may never come for you, when you are drafted.

Dan – No, Hillary supporters are NOT voting for McCain. In fact, you would have to be really stupid to go from Hillary to McCain, who opposes universal health care and wants to prohibit any kind of abortion choices, and wants more tax cuts for billionaires, and wants to stay 100 years in Iraq.

McCain is a pure right-wing radical, the opposite of what Democrats stand for. As an Hillary supporter, I WILL vote for Obama/Biden, and hope HRC can get to the top of the ticket in 2012 or 2016.

Excellent choice: experience with feistiness! 2 critical thinkers vs what could be 2 wealthy frat-boys. It’s not always a guaranteed success – but it’s at least something I can believe in.

As far as not picking Hillary – it was the only possible way for Obama to go. If he had allowed himself to be pressured into picking Hillary, then he would’ve been labeled weak (and I would’ve agreed with that.) If Hillary and her supporters and shown any respect at all for the process or the personal nature of the choice of VP (and her supporters had been capable of any dignity) then she well might have been his choice. They spoiled their own ability to be on this ticket.

And as far as picking a woman to be on this ticket – no woman I know would ever choose to be the sympathy pick – chosen only for her biology.

Very mature response from Senator Clinton. Let’s give up all hard feelings generated during the primaries and work as one team, to lift our party and elect our democratic nominees.
Anything short of this will be a gift to the republicans bent on carrying on with business as usual.

Image, whether we like it or not, is everything. I have always admired the politics of Joseph Biden, however, I feel this choice by Obama for the vice presidential nominee is a mistake. I realize that Obama’s limited experience is seen as a liability. The choice of Biden, unfortunately, acknowledges quite loudly the Obama deficits. Obama won the nomination based on his fresh, charismatic persona. My concern is that Biden will either be seen as a strong, stable voice of knowledge or as a tired, worn-out-voice of the weary politics of Washington.

So Obama showed his true color which is sexist. He used Hillary’s vote for war in Iraq to beat her up now he picks someone who voted the same and by some accounts has made racist statements. “can’t go to 7’eleven without speaking Indian” or some stupid cultural diss like that. You know it seems Biden has been a dutiful servant who goes along to get along and he fit well with Barack.

I worked for Hillary’s election to the senate. I was always shocked by the rampant sexism in a country where Clinton had stratospheric approval ratings when she was the deceived dutiful wife, but who was instantly slammed as a power-hungry-b*tch once she expressed interest in public office. I am not the most sensitive guy, but always found that offensive.

That having been said, I thought Obama ran a respectful campaign, did not belittle Clinton as a candidate, or make stories about snipers, or say Clinton wasn’t a muslim “as far as I know.” I lost a lot of respect for HRC in this campaign, although I’d vote for her again.

I don’t get the vitriol of the alleged HRC dead-enders who accuse Obama (never with any evidence) of sexism. I assume they are 99.9% McCain trolls.

We should be happy that we had an primary where the top contenders were a black man and a woman. The slaves were emancipated in 1862-3; women got the right to vote in 1920. We had an opportunity to remedy one of two historical injustices here. I think we chose to address the most pressing one. Sexism is not unique to America, but the legacy of slavery has been uniquely damaging to our imperfect union.

For the last 40 years the Republican party has mobilized racism to pursue policies that hurt working class men and (especially) women of all colors. A less racially divided nation under Obama will be a nation with justice for all.

This headline is a little misleading, isn’t it? Somehow suggests the choice was purposeful (I.e.political) rather than the man. Quibblingaside, her statement was characteristically graceful. I predict no bounce whatsoever from this choice and very little from theconvention. Obama just lost his last best chance to right the ship.

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